Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Phil Soussan, and Andrew Freeman — collectively known as Last in Line — have released their second album, II, via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the video for
Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Phil Soussan, and Andrew Freeman — collectively known as Last in Line — have released their second album, II, via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the video for "Blackout The Sun" above, and you can stream and purchase the album here.
"I feel that the II album displays a lot more confidence and ambition than Heavy Crown," says Vivian Campbell. "We've played a lot of live shows over the last three years and I think that we've really grown as a band and that's reflected in the songwriting and playing on this record. We're a band at the top of our game."
Bassist Phil Soussan adds, "I feel very proud and very pleased with what we have done on II. Respecting the creative roots of the DIO nucleus, it has taken from that classic style and shot it into a trajectory to create a valid contender in today’s music. The album has universal appeal on the surface and depth where needed. Most of all I am thrilled about how the writing of this album was truly a collaboration between all of us and certainly nothing that could have been done any other way. This album makes a statement that LIL can be seen as an original band in its own right."
Last In Line was formed in 2011 when Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell (Ronnie James Dio’s co-conspirators and co-writers on the albums Holy Diver, Last In Line and Sacred Heart) teamed up with esteemed vocalist Andrew Freeman. The debut album Heavy Crown was released in February 2016, landing at #1 on the Billboard Heat-Seekers Chart. Initially, the release had been preceded by tragedy